Security Technology (Low Voltage) Designer

Dewberry•Birmingham, AL

About The Position

Dewberry is currently seeking a Security/Technology (Low Voltage) Designer to support the Technology group within our Engineering Design Center located in Nashville, TN (Also Birmingham, AL) . Our growing, fast-paced, multi-disciplined engineering department seeks a client focused, highly motivated, organized, and outgoing designer looking to expand his/her technical and management skills. As such, we are looking for candidates with technology design backgrounds, who are able to employ areas of technical strength while also growing their skill set in other technical disciplines and management. Required certifications include, Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), or Physical security Professional (PSP) certifications. The Security/Technology Group is a specialized group of individuals responsible for security electronics, telecommunications infrastructure, and audio/visual designs for a variety of project types including K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare, Justice/Public Safety and Commercial. The individual will be responsible for performing and overseeing the work committed to in proposals and performing and leading the appropriate resources to do the work for each discipline area. The individual will assist Project Managers by providing design resources – a design team - to help meet the client’s desires and budget. Duties would also include some involvement in direct sales and assisting with sales efforts for multidiscipline projects, and provide the design/engineering resources and guidance to accomplish our commitments. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Requirements

H.S. Diploma required.
Required certifications include: Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), or Physical security Professional (PSP) certifications.
Accomplished (3+ years of experience) in low voltage systems including: Structured cabling, both inside and outside plant Electronic Physical Access Control Video Surveillance Intrusion Detection Overhead Paging Audio/Visual Nurse Call Real Time Locating Systems Infant (and memory care) Protection Emergency Responder Radio Communication Systems
Knowledge of the design and construction process
Self-motivated with highly developed verbal, written and interpersonal skills
Experience in the design of low voltage systems, and an understanding of document preparation utilizing a BIM/Revit platform
Well organized with the ability to take detailed notes
Strong conceptual understanding of low voltage systems with general knowledge of system operation, space requirements, and cost

Nice To Haves

Experience in the following systems:

Responsibilities

Provide technical design for discipline area.
Peer review project work for the discipline area.
Work with team members in establishing/improving standards for discipline area.
Adherence to project design schedules.
Adherence to discipline project budgets.
Pay attention to project scope during the design process to identify potential additional services.
Provide general updates of projects (status in the process, tasks to complete, percentage complete currently, etc.)
Identify milestone dates when each discipline should provide information, at each phase, to allow sufficient time for good design coordination.
Provide 'on-the-spot' advice and decisions, technical and cost estimates.
Coordinate with all of the disciplines involved, including outside consultants.